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Anavex Life Sciences

Anavex Life Sciences logo
🇺🇸United States
Ownership
Public
Established
2006-01-01
Employees
40
Market Cap
$515.5M
Website
http://www.anavex.com
Introduction

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of different therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. Its lead compound, ANAVEX2-73, is being developed to treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease and central nervous system diseases, including Rett syndrome. The company was founded by Harvey Lalach and Athanasios Skarpelos on January 23, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clinical Trials

16

Active:4
Completed:11

Trial Phases

3 Phases

Phase 1:4
Phase 2:9
Phase 3:3

Drug Approvals

0

Drug Approvals

No drug approvals found

This company may not have drug approvals in our database

Clinical Trials

Distribution across different clinical trial phases (16 trials with phase data)• Click on a phase to view related trials

Phase 2
9 (56.3%)
Phase 1
4 (25.0%)
Phase 3
3 (18.8%)

A Study of ANAVEX3-71 in Adults With Schizophrenia

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Schizophrenia
Interventions
Drug: Placebo oral capsules
First Posted Date
2024-02-07
Last Posted Date
2025-05-04
Lead Sponsor
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
Target Recruit Count
71
Registration Number
NCT06245213
Locations
🇺🇸

CenExel Hassman Research Institute, Marlton, New Jersey, United States

OLE Study for Patients With Parkinson's Disease With Dementia Enrolled in Study ANAVEX2-73-PDD-001

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Parkinson Disease Dementia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2020-10-05
Last Posted Date
2022-08-01
Lead Sponsor
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
Target Recruit Count
132
Registration Number
NCT04575259
Locations
🇦🇺

KaRa MINDS, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia

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Hammond Care, Malvern, Victoria, Australia

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Hospital Mutua Terrasa, Barcelona, Spain

and more 7 locations

Phase 1 Study of ANAVEX3-71

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
First Posted Date
2020-06-23
Last Posted Date
2022-01-19
Lead Sponsor
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
Target Recruit Count
36
Registration Number
NCT04442945
Locations
🇦🇺

CMAX Clinical Research Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

OLE of Phase 2b/3 Study ANAVEX2-73-AD-004

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease
Interventions
First Posted Date
2020-03-19
Last Posted Date
2024-08-12
Lead Sponsor
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
Target Recruit Count
300
Registration Number
NCT04314934
Locations
🇦🇺

Central Coast Neurosciences Research, Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia

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Hornsby (Northern Sydney Health), Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

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Sydney, Sydney, NEW, Australia

and more 30 locations

ANAVEX2-73 Study in Pediatric Patients With Rett Syndrome

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Rett Syndrome
Interventions
Drug: Placebo oral liquid
First Posted Date
2020-03-11
Last Posted Date
2023-08-21
Lead Sponsor
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
Target Recruit Count
92
Registration Number
NCT04304482
Locations
🇦🇺

The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

and more 9 locations
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News

Anavex Completes Enrollment in Phase 2 Trial of ANAVEX®3-71 for Schizophrenia Treatment

Anavex Life Sciences has successfully completed enrollment of 71 participants in its Phase 2 clinical study of ANAVEX®3-71 for schizophrenia treatment, with top-line data expected in the second half of 2025.

Alzheon to Present Phase 3 Data for ALZ-801, Aiming to Slow Alzheimer's Progression

Alzheon is set to present Phase 3 trial data for ALZ-801 in April 2025, a drug designed to prevent the formation of toxic beta-amyloid plaques in early Alzheimer's patients with the ApoE4 gene.

Anavex's Blarcamesine Shows Promise in Long-Term Alzheimer's Treatment, EMA Filing Accepted

• Anavex Life Sciences' blarcamesine demonstrates sustained cognitive and functional benefits in early Alzheimer's patients over three years of continuous oral treatment. • The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for blarcamesine, a potential novel oral treatment for Alzheimer's disease. • Blarcamesine targets upstream Alzheimer's pathology through autophagy enhancement and has shown a favorable safety profile in clinical trials. • Anavex is also evaluating blarcamesine for other CNS indications, including Parkinson’s disease and Rett syndrome.

Blarcamesine Shows Sustained Cognitive Benefits in Early Alzheimer's Patients

Anavex Life Sciences' blarcamesine demonstrates significant reduction in clinical decline over three years for early Alzheimer's patients.

Anavex Life Sciences Announces EMA Acceptance of Blarcamesine MAA for Alzheimer's Treatment

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted Anavex's Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for blarcamesine to treat Alzheimer's disease.

Anavex Life Sciences Reports Financial Results and Clinical Advancements in Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. reported a reduced net loss of $43.0 million for fiscal year 2024, driven by decreased operating expenses and increased other income.

Alzheimer's Disease Pipeline Shows Promise with 120+ Therapies in Development

• Over 120 Alzheimer's Disease treatment therapies are under development by 110+ companies globally, ranging from preclinical to marketed phases. • Emerging therapies like NRDN-201, ST-501, and KarXT are in various clinical trial phases, showing potential for significant market impact. • MapLight Therapeutics initiated a Phase 1 trial for ML-007/PAC, targeting schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease psychosis, with Phase 2 trials planned. • The FDA granted conventional approval to Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb), marking the first amyloid beta-directed antibody to transition from accelerated approval.

Neurology News: ShiraTronics' Migraine Device Trial, QurAlis' ALS Therapy, and Anavex's Alzheimer's Drug Application

• ShiraTronics has initiated its RELIEV-CM2 study, implanting its neuromodulation device in chronic migraine patients across the US and Australia to assess therapeutic effects. • QurAlis' QRL-201, designed to restore STATHMIN-2 expression, advances to the dose range-finding phase of its ANQUR trial for ALS after successful dose-escalation. • Anavex Life Sciences has submitted a marketing authorization application to the EU for blarcamesine as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease, based on Phase 2/3 trial data.

Anavex's Blarcamesine Phase IIb/III Alzheimer's Trial Data Accepted for Publication

Anavex Life Sciences announced the acceptance of a peer-reviewed manuscript detailing Phase IIb/III trial results of oral blarcamesine for early Alzheimer's disease.

Anavex Life Sciences Awaits Topline Results from Rett Syndrome Trial

Anavex Life Sciences is developing Anavex 2-73, a small molecule targeting the sigma-1 receptor, for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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